Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)

A-TIER

Together.AI

Intelligence Score 85/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 131K tokens

Pricing Model Free / Open

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S-TIER

Google AI Studio

Intelligence Score 96/100

Context Window 1M Context, 30 RPM

Pricing Model Free / Open

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 96/100 vs 85/100, Gemini 3.0 Flash outperforms Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) by 11 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)	Gemini 3.0 Flash
Context Window	131K tokens	1M Context, 30 RPM
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Proprietary)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~92-95%
Release Date	2024	2026 (Expected)
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Subject to availability	5-30 RPM (varies by model)
Daily Limit	Unlimited (Research Preview)	9000 RPD (Flash) / 25 RPD (3.1 Pro)
Capabilities	Reasoning Multimodal	Multimodal
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps
Model Size	15B	~1.5T (estimated)
Limitations	Limited to specific free models Research preview availability	Data used for training (Unpaid tier) Rate limits are enforced per minute/day No SLA for free tier
Key Strengths	Host of specific free research models Open-weight model hosting Access to ServiceNow Apriel models	Multimodal Capabilities Huge Context Window (up to 2M tokens) Fast Inference Speed